The aim of our study is to determine whether chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is an independent risk factor for ischemic heart disease and whether this association is …

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients present a high
prevalence of cardiovascular disease. This excess of comorbidity could be related to a …

Rationale Recent studies described association between chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In their analysis none …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the association of comorbid heart disease,
defined as chronic heart failure or ischemic heart disease, on all-cause and cause-specific …

Background Comorbidities including cardiovascular diseases are very common in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) secondary to tobacco smoking and contribute to the …

INTRODUCTION: Few studies have explored the association of COPD, based on GOLD
definition, with heart diseases. The relationship between restrictive lung function impairment …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic inflammatory
disorder associated with increased comorbid prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. We …

Aim. To determine the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and cardiovascular
mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Material. COPD …

Aim. To study prevalence and features of cardiovascular diseases (arterial hypertension,
ischemic heart disease, chronic heart failure) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Previous large epidemiological studies reporting on the association between chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiovascular diseases mainly focussed on …